All students must write their own obituary. 9/10-9/11
All students must write a 2 page essay explaining how they would teach 8th grade English if they were the teacher. 9/12-9/13
Write about a time in you life when you were surprised. 9/12-9/14
All students must write about a time in their life. 9/17-9/18
All students must complete Chapter 6 in your Measuring Up book. This narrative section covers details, the importance of descriptions and settings, sensory language, and describes the thoughts and feelings of the narrator (You). 9/19-9/20
9/26-9/27
Think of an event you will want to remember when you are old. Tell about what happened in a way that's so clear that if you read this story again when you are eighty, every detail will come flooding back as if it happened yesterday. Your response should be at least 2 pages long, include details, sensory words, describe your thoughts and feelings, and include a vivid description of the setting. This assignment is worth 40 points. ( Choice One)
9/24-9/25
Think of a place that's so special to you that you just love thinking about it. It might be as big as a city, or as small as one corner of a room. Tell one story that comes to mind when you think of this place. (Choice Two)Write a letter that your grandchildren will open in 50 years telling them what the world is like today. (Choice One)
Think of something you have done that brought you satisfaction, pleasure, or a sense of accomplishment. Write about that activity or event and tell why it sticks in your mind. (Choice Two)
Think of a person you have known who has been important to you. Describe why he or she made such an impression on you or made a difference in your life. (Choice Three)
10/1-10/2
Students must write a narrative essay responding to the following Assignment: Narrating an Event A narrative essay re-creates an experience for a central purpose: usually to reveal an insight about the action or people involved.
10/3-10/4
Students you are asked to respond to the following writing assignment. [Being Unprepared] Because you have been sick, out of town, busy at work, or working on other homework, you didn't have as much time to study for an important test as you needed. Everyone going to school has been in this situation. Think of a specific test that you took that you felt unprepared for and narrate the events. Tell your readers about the preparation that you were able to do, the reasons that you didn't get to prepare as well as you wanted, taking the test, and any significant events that happened after you took the test. Your paper should help readers understand what it felt like to be unprepared.
10/22-10/23
All students must write a personal narrative about anything they would like to write about. A suggestion may be for you to write about your recent report card. For some students this is a time to reflect on things you may need to change such as work habits, time management, work production, and behavior. In short all students in the 8th grade must pass all of their classes with a "D" or higher the two Fails slide rule is OUT.
10/24-10/25
All students must write a narrative essay to the following prompt. Disagreement
10/9-10/10
All students must rewrite a fairy tale from a different point of view. For instance, The Three Pigs as the wolf would tell it Hansel & Gretel as the witch would tell it OR, use any example you like.
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